In a career that started off with a bang in 1960's NYC, by way of Swingin' London and a cool collaboration with the Beatles, it was 1970 that brought Sweet Baby James (and his eponymous record) to public notice, displaying an epic and haunting maturity that seemed far beyond his 22 years and leading to his becoming part of a peerless group that defined that era, including Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and many more.

A legendary and central figure in Motown, the sensational Smokey Robinson is one of the definitive voices of American soul. His consistent commercial success and immense creative contributions to the label and to music as a whole, have earned him the well-deserved title of "King of Motown"! As the charismatic, honey-voiced frontman of The Miracles, he dominated the R&B scene throughout Motown's golden age and collaborated with countless artists, penning hits for legends like Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

The variety and range of Bruce Hornsby's music is quite staggering. In the course of his 40 year career, his stunning improvisational talent has drawn from rock, jazz, gospel and even country. Outside of his wildly experimental solo work, he's maybe best known to the world for his work with The Grateful Dead and for the Billboard Number 1 hit The Way It Is, later sampled by 2Pac on his track Changes.